Private Equity

Tom York

Reluctant to Call Shotgun in Driverless Cars

A lack of direct interest among entrepreneurs and VCs has some scratching their heads given the giant size of the auto industry

6 min read · 01 March 2013

Emerald to Seek New Gems in Cleantech

Zurich-based firm raising third cleantech fund, as many still hold out hope for the sector

4 min read · 01 March 2013

Corporate VC Fills in the Void

Decade-old Qualcomm Ventures, which views emerging businesses as early-stage R&D, uses QPrize to help ferret out the latest innovations in mobile products, services

7 min read · 01 January 2013

New Avalon Fund Tips Toward More Tech Deals

San Diego-based firm eyes $250M for its 10th fund, which is likely to invest more in IT than in life sciences

8 min read · 01 October 2012

U.K.-Born Billionaire Launches Small Fund, Expects Big Things

The Mara Launch Uganda Fund joins a number of VC funds active in Africa

6 min read · 01 September 2012

More Firms Blazing Trails in Africa

Netherlands-based eVentures, Intel Capital and others are eyeing the opportunities in Africa

3 min read · 01 September 2012

San Diego Angel Nears Close of $10M Fund

Terry Moore’s fund focuses on tech and med tech companies in the area, but the investor says he is willing to expand

3 min read · 04 August 2012

Moneyball VC Style: The Art of Calculating Deal Predictions

Correlation Ventures in San Diego predicts its analytical approach to venture investing, derived from a database of 60,000 deals and growing, will take off

6 min read · 01 August 2012

Off the Beaten Path, Frontier Capital Exceeds Target

North Carolina firm wraps up third fund at $250M

3 min read · 01 August 2012

Virtual Biotechs a Real Business for VCs

With some VCs retreating from life sciences, investors are lauding the growing popularity of virtual biotechs as a capital efficient way to get the most bang for their buck

7 min read · 01 July 2012

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